The British heavyweight title fight between Frazer Clarke and Jeamie TKV will now take place on November 29, it has been confirmed.

As reported by The Ring on Wednesday, a rib injury sustained by TKV (8-2, 5 KOs) meant he would not be ready for the original date of October 25 in what was set to be the first live professional boxing event shown on the BBC for more than 20 years.

On receiving the news the show’s promoter, Boxxer, explored their options for replacing TKV so that Clarke (9-1-1, 7 KOs) could still fight for the vacant British title on the same date and, crucially, keep their BBC debut on the air.

It is understood they put forward one replacement option to the British Boxing Board of Control but it was rejected as the fighter was not deemed an adequate challenger for the British title.

So Boxxer have now decided to move the entire show to November 29. It will still take place at Derby’s Vaillant Live arena and will be shown free-to-air on the BBC Two in the first event of their new deal with the public broadcaster following the conclusion of their contract with Sky Sports.

Clarke-TKV will now no longer clash with the heavyweight fight between Fabio Wardley and Joseph Parker on October 25 at London’s o2 Arena live on DAZN. But they will now go up against Matchroom’s event on November 29 in Birmingham which is headlined by their new signing Ben Whittaker, who left Boxxer to join them earlier this month.

As well as Clarke against TKV for the British heavyweight title, Boxxer’s BBC debut will feature undefeated Francesca Hennessy (6-0, 1 KO), daughter of boxing promoter Mick, in the first 10-round fight of her career. The 20-year-old, who has boxed just once since last October, will face Czech Republic’s Fabiana Bytyqi (22-2-2, 5 KOs).

Promoter Ben Shalom said: “Injuries are part of the sport. While it’s disappointing to reschedule, the safety of our fighters must always come first. Jeamie suffered an injury in training and the medical advice was he can’t compete.

“I’ve spoken to both fighters and of course they’re disappointed but it means there’s an extra edge to the fight on November 29. Frazer feels he’s ready to win right now and is frustrated at having to completely change his training plan. Jeamie will be desperate to prove he’s fighting fit and capable of beating Frazer. They have been quite respectful of each other up to now, but it feels like that’s changing as emotions are running high on both sides.”